Macklemore's new single sounds kinda...reductive to me

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

I heard Mackelmores new single Downtown on the radio today and I instantly thought of Kendricks's King Kunta.. Idk what do y'all think? 

[inuborg 4,123]

Yeeeees it does and its ironic considering the Grammy drama/appropriation thing that happened. 

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

Yeeeees it does and its ironic considering the Grammy drama/appropriation thing that happened. 

Ikr! It's almost as if they did it on purpose..lol

[Jjang 2,262]

Identical vibes for sure.

[Staryu 6,162]

It does! I prefer Downtown though.

[craig 680]

Heard Mackelmores new single Downtown on the radio today and I instantly thought of Kendricks's King Kunta.. Idk what do y'all think? 

No, if anything, Macklemore is reductive of his own Thrift Shop (similar horns and style of rap and vibe). Especially at beginning. With more dance beats thrown in towards the middle, that are more typical pop than Kendrick.

[craig 680]

Petula Clark still has the best Downtown song.

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

Petula Clark still has the best Downtown song.

Yeah I hear thrift shop too, but there are some similarities between this and King Kunta. Wonder what Kendrick thinks.

[Gaga Monster 13,001]

I like Downtown

[DrewStevens 5,249]

It has some similarities but I don't think it is that "reductive".

[Sam Dey 1,847]

Macklemore really makes me wet

also the song is realy cool

they're similar but that's just cuz they both got an 80's hip hop beat

[RebeldeFaith 2,331]

They trying to get that Uptown Funk crown tho.

I think this will go viral.

[NewUsername 8,227]

indeed kinda similar

Ryan Lewis though  

[Yanko 9,860]

it has similar vibes

thats it

i love both 

[Tanner 810]

It's literally King Kunta  gosh. Not literally, but they're really similar. King Kunta is much better tho